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2025-01-21 06:47:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 80A9F5C4B95E5E470C13701267CB84DDC61B5804AF49D9E999C92DFDABA3E496
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This is not any "weird salute". What Elon Musk, no matter the context, is doing here is an evident Nazi salute. This is a very well known gesture identifiable with the alt-right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_salute Elon Musk is openly alt-right leaning, promoting far-right views and organizations. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/09/elon-musk-promotes-hosts-alternative-for-germany-candidate-on-x.html
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